# Accident 19970322003459A: Maule MXT7180, Hampton, GA, March 22, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1997, 10:40 local time
- Place: Hampton, GA
- Airport: Henry County/Morris Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3805° N, 84.2808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3805&lon=-84.2808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97SS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97SS-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MXT-7-180A (registry code 5460187, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mxt-7-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MXT7180
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 31 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970322003459A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GUSTY CROSSWIND LANDING ALLOWED PLANE TO DRIFT OFF RUNWAY INTO TREES. NEAR PEAK CROSSWIND COMPONENT. LACK OF SKILL. (-23) PILOT REPORTED A CROSSWIND GUST AT TOUCHDOWN. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 24 AND STOPPED IN A TREED AREA APPROXIMATELY 75 YARDS FROM THE RUNWAY.  ALL AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN OPERATING PROPERLY BEFORE IMPACTING THE TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL97LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA051), Mar 22, 1997: Maule MXT-7 (N97SS), Hampton, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate compensation for the wind conditions by the pilot, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. The crosswind, the pilot's lack of experience in crosswind conditions,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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